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A history: Monuments to Courage, a History of Beaver County

mcbooki331p249: Pranks of Early Days in Milford (cont.), Early-Day Dances Recalled

After a little while McKeon and the girls appeared. They asked Mr. Smithson if he had had any passengers that night. He replied, "Yes, two young women and the squirmiest baby I ever carried." Thereupon they began to chuckle, and when Mr. Smithson found out the joke they had played on him he became very angry. Seeing that the one suitcase was McKeon's he threatened to cut it up. So, to get even, he put a donkey down in McKeon's cellar. When McKeon tried to go into the cellar the donkey had backed up against the door. McKeon pushed and pushed, and finally the donkey turned suddenly around and stood facing him as the door opened. It gave Mr. McKeon a terrible scare. EARLY-DAY DANCES RECALLED Mrs. Bradfield says she used to come from Minersville to help play for dances in Milford and Frisco. She played the guitar and organ. Folks came from Frisco to attend dances in Milford. "Bally" Sackett, she said, would bring a crowd in his big buggy drawn by mules. People also went to Frisco from Milford, to attend dances. Dances were held in the Williams Hotel, the Mowery Hotel, and in the school house, in those days, and Milford was not without her character balls and masquerade parties. When Utah gained her statehood, Milford climaxed the day's celebration with a character ball. Mrs. Bradfield took the part of "Miss Utah," and she took the prize for her costume, which she designed herself. It was blue, trimmed with silver, and on her head she wore a crown bearing the letters "U T A H," and a large star in the front. She also wore a banner covered with many small stars and one large star in the center for Utah. Mrs. Bradfield often helped others design their costumes. She designed a costume which was worn by Sade Richards Tanner at a character ball when she was taking the part of an Indian princess, and helped many others.

After a little while McKeon and the girls appeared. They asked Mr. Smithson if he had had any passengers that night. He replied, "Yes, two young women and the squirmiest baby I ever carried." Thereupon they began to chuckle, and when Mr. Smithson found out the joke they had played on him he became very angry. Seeing that the one suitcase was McKeon's he threatened to cut it up. So, to get even, he put a donkey down in McKeon's cellar. When McKeon tried to go into the cellar the donkey had backed up against the door. McKeon pushed and pushed, and finally the donkey turned suddenly around and stood facing him as the door opened. It gave Mr. McKeon a terrible scare. EARLY-DAY DANCES RECALLED Mrs. Bradfield says she used to come from Minersville to help play for dances in Milford and Frisco. She played the guitar and organ. Folks came from Frisco to attend dances in Milford. "Bally" Sackett, she said, would bring a crowd in his big buggy drawn by mules. People also went to Frisco from Milford, to attend dances. Dances were held in the Williams Hotel, the Mowery Hotel, and in the school house, in those days, and Milford was not without her character balls and masquerade parties. When Utah gained her statehood, Milford climaxed the day's celebration with a character ball. Mrs. Bradfield took the part of "Miss Utah," and she took the prize for her costume, which she designed herself. It was blue, trimmed with silver, and on her head she wore a crown bearing the letters "U T A H," and a large star in the front. She also wore a banner covered with many small stars and one large star in the center for Utah. Mrs. Bradfield often helped others design their costumes. She designed a costume which was worn by Sade Richards Tanner at a character ball when she was taking the part of an Indian princess, and helped many others.